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Latto Hilariously Curves Fan During “Sugar Honey Iced Tea” Release Party

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Latto hilariously curved a hopeful fan who called her “bae” at her album release party for Sugar Honey Iced Tea over the weekend. In a clip going viral on social media, the man attempts to get the rapper’s attention to her dismay. “Bae??” she remarks back at him before going on about her business. When Hollywood Unlocked posted the video on Instagram, fans shared plenty of jokes at the fan’s expense.

“My boy turned the camera around and looked like Nick Cannon in Love Don’t Cost a Thing,” one user wrote. Another added: “He look like the 1 black video game character in the 90s.” One more fan wrote: “Feel like harassment when you not attracted to them.”

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Latto Celebrates The Release Of “Sugar Honey Iced Tea”

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 10: Brooklyn Nikole and Latto attend the “Sugar Honey Iced Tea” Album Release Party on August 10, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)

Latto dropped Sugar Honey Iced Tea on August 9 with features from Young Nudy, Hunxho, Coco Jones, Megan Thee Stallion, Ciara, Mariah the Scientist, Teezo Touchdown, Cardi B, and Flo Milli. “I feel like what I’m doing has not been done before, so let’s start there. [Aesthetically], I’ve been pulling from Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and Lil’ Kim,” she explained of the album, as caught by VIBE. “[Musically], I’ve been pulling from Kelis, but obviously with a Southern hip-hop twist. They have very feminine energy, but masculine in the sense of confidence. I feel like they was boss bi**hes. It just gave ‘I’m that girl.’ When you hear and see them in that prime era, it gave ‘I’m here to stay.’”

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Latto’s Giant Inflatable Booty Greets Guests At Album Release Party

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Last week, Latto finally dropped her eagerly anticipated third studio LP, Sugar Honey Iced Tea. So far, the project has been a tremendous success. It’s even earned the Atlanta MC her very first No. 1 on the Apple Music album chart. Listeners agree that it was worth the wait, and puts her growth as an artist on full display. Evidently, however, bars aren’t the only thing Latto’s shown off as of late.

To celebrate the arrival of her new album, Latto hosted a release party in her hometown on Friday night. Before attendees even walked into Cascade, they were greeted by a huge inflatable version of her backside, cheetah print panties and all. She shared various photos and clips from the evening on Instagram last night, leaving her followers in awe.

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Latto Celebrates The Release Of Sugar Honey Iced Tea

Inside the event, Latto rocked a pair of Apple Bottom jeans with a bright red halter top and sneakers, inspired by New New from ATL. She even paid tribute to the iconic character by recreating some of her most memorable moments. The “Big Mama” performer was joined by countless supporters and peers, including Yung Miami, Saucy Santana, Mariah The Scientist, and more. Of course, fans are praising Latto for her creativity, and for leaning into things haters have clowned her for in the past.

“I like how she takes the weird ish haters say about her and put it on wax and in her looks,” one fan writes. “I know leopard print hates to see Latto coming,” another jokes. What do you think of Latto’s new album, Sugar Honey Iced Tea? What’s your favorite track from the project so far? What about her release party featuring a giant inflatable version of her backside? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Ice Spice & Gunna Turn Up Together At “Y2K” Release Party In NYC

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Yesterday, Ice Spice finally unveiled her eagerly anticipated new album Y2K. Fans had high hopes for the Bronx-born performer’s debut, which boasts various high-profile features. Travis Scott, Central Cee, and Eve Gunna make appearances. To celebrate, Ice Spice hosted a release party in New York City last night, where she turned up alongside some of her collaborators.

In a few clips making their rounds online, for example, she’s seen hanging out with Gunna. She posed for photos in a silver outfit, which she paired with a bold butterfly necklace. The duo appeared to be deep in conversation in one of the clips, though it remains unclear exactly what they were chatting about.

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Ice Spice Celebrates Her New Album With Gunna

This isn’t the only collaborator Ice Spice has turned up with as of late, however. Yesterday, she dropped off a new music video for “Oh Shhh…” alongside Travis Scott. In the fun video, the two of them are seen spitting bars while New York City is consumed by flames. Ice Spice even paid homage to her hometown by dressing up as the Statue of Liberty. It looks like she might have something else in the works too, as during a recent interview with Capital XTRA Breakfast, she shared that she has some risky post-Y2K plans.

“I kind of want to do something that is kind of crazy, but I don’t want to say what it is yet. I feel like people are going to have so many things to say, but if I do it, you guys will not miss it,” she said. “That’s all I can really say. But let’s see, let’s see, though. I don’t know, I might change my mind. I’m very indecisive.” What do you think of Ice Spice’s new album Y2K? What about the Bronx-born performer linking up with Gunna at her release party? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Rich The Kid Gets Served At Album Release Party Over Allegedly Unpaid Jewelry Tab

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Earlier this week, Rich The Kid celebrated the upcoming release of his new album Life’s A Gamble with a star-studded release party in Hollywood. Unfortunately, however, his evening took an unexpected turn that was caught on camera. As he entered the party, Rich The Kid was served with court papers, reportedly from his former jeweler Peter Marco. Marco sued the rapper back in 2020 for $234K over an allegedly unpaid tab.

When the suit was first filed, Marco said that Rich had been purchasing jewelry like diamond necklaces, crosses, watches, and more since 2017. He claimed that he made payments on the items for a while, which allegedly eventually stopped. Marco alleges that Rich continued to order additional pieces. He says he continued to deliver too, until the tab got to where it is today.

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Rich The Kid’s Album Release Party Takes An Unexpected Turn

The court documents surely put a damper on Rich The Kid’s celebration. Fortunately, however, he still appears to have enjoyed his evening. He was spotted partying with DDG, his wife Tori Brixx, and more. As for the album itself, it’s slated for release on July 19 and boasts various high-profile features from the likes of Offset and Kanye West. Ye even previously claimed that he’s going into retirement following the release, potentially making their “Plain Jane” collab one for the history books.

It’s not the only collaboration he’s teamed up with the Chicago-born rapper for as of late either. At the end of last month, he also recruited both Ye and Ty Dolla Sign for a new single, “Gimme A Second 2.” What do you think of Rich The Kid getting hit with court papers outside of his album release party? What about his former jeweler accusing him of owing him $234K for an allegedly unpaid tab? Are you looking forward to Life’s A Gamble? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Megan Thee Stallion Jokes With Jonathan Wright About “Tearing Up” Her Release Party After Security Altercation

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Megan Thee Stallion doesn’t appear to be upset with Jonathan Wright after the celebrity hairstylist got into an altercation with security at her album release party on Friday night. When Wright shared a photo of the two of them celebrating their friendship on Instagram, Megan joked about him “tearing sh*t up” at the event.

“Y’all 2 BEST Freeenns has Reunitedddddd,” Wright captioned the post with several heart-eyes emojis. Megan commented: “Lmaooo dawg hour one of us reunited you was tearing sh*t up.” In the comments section elsewhere, fans praised their friendship. “She need to rehire him. She will have a stylist and bodyguard in one. Know he got them hands,” one user joked. Another wrote: “My discernment felt like Jonathan was the main person around that truly cared about Meg. Everyone should have a protector and friend like Jonathan around. You could tell the difference when he wasn’t around.”

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Megan Thee Stallion Performs On The “Hot Girl Summer Tour”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 21: Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the Hot Girl Summer Tour at Crypto.com Arena on June 21, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live Nation)

At the event, Megan was promoting the release of her new eponymous album, which hit streaming platforms on Friday. Across the tracklist, she collaborated with GloRilla, UGK, Victoria Monet, and more. The 18 tracks include her two US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles “Hiss”, and “Boa.” Following the album’s release, Megan is performing on her Hot Girl Summer Tour. Across 35 shows, she’ll be performing in various cities throughout North America and Europe through August. It’s her first time headlining a tour.

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Megan Thee Stallion Holds Live Snake At Her Album Release Party: Watch

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Megan Thee Stallion is in celebration mode. She’s dominated 2024 thus far, with number one singles and a gargantuan tour. She’s also managed to steal her fair share of guest spots. The rapper is in the midst of her peak, and she’s making it count. Megan Thee Stallion threw an album release party to commemorate her new record, Megan, and she surprised guests by bringing out a live snake. It gets better. The “BOA” rapper decided to handle the snake herself, and show it off to some of her famous friends.

Megan posed with the snake alongside GloRilla and Asian Doll. One of the photographers snapping pics of the event asked what the snake’s name was. Unsurprisingly, Megan Thee Stallion claimed the snake is also named “Megan.” It is promotion for a self-titled album, after all. The decision to bring a snake to the release party makes perfect sense, given the serpent motif that’s been running throughout Megan’s new album. Her lead singles were called “HISS,” “Cobra” and and “BOA.” She laid out her decision to go in a “snake” direction during the Megan teaser. In the teaser, the rapper can be heard saying: “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past, over and over again.”

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Megan Thee Stallion Showcased A Snake Named “Megan”

Megan Thee Stallion expanded upon this concept during an interview with L’Officiel USA. She made it clear that she doesn’t condone so-called “snake behavior,” which talks about a lot on the album. She’s using serpent imagery to relay the concept of “renewal and rebirth.” This ambition also aligns with the rapper’s previous comments have having a difficult period in her personal life. Megan Thee Stallion had to contend with public criticism in light of her court battle with Tory Lanez. It was the release, and major success of “HISS,” that restored her confidence. Renewal, rebirth.

“We don’t just stop at the snake,” Megan Thee Stallion told the outlet. “We started with the snake because, first of all, I love snakes. But I feel like snakes are so misunderstood, especially in western culture. Snakes represent rebirth, spirituality.” The rapper also admitted that she liked the threatening connotations that come with snakes. “I like darker things,” she added. “Things that are a little scary. I like things that are unique. I picked the snake because… it’s kind of like an antihero.” Megan’s anti-hero era is off to a great start.

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Busta Rhymes Seen In Club Altercation At French Montana’s Album Party

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Busta Rhymes recently attended French Montana’s album release party for Mac & Cheese 5 in New York City, but he found much more trouble than he anticipated. Moreover, a video surfaced via The Shade Room on Instagram of him, his entourage, and security getting into it with rapper Nizzle Man. Apparently, from what the video shows, he was struggling to get into Busta’s section at the club. Nizzle fell down (whether he tripped or was pushed, we don’t know), and you can see the BLOCKBUSTA MC in his face aggressively as he pushes him away from their space at the event.

Furthermore, these two artists don’t have any previous beef from what the media has been able to gather. As such, this is a pretty bizarre incident that could have a million different explanations, but a pretty minor thing in the grand scheme. After all, Busta Rhymes had to handle a lot of different hectic and sometimes confrontational moments during his The Final Lap tour supporting 50 Cent. But what he remembers the most from this trek -– or one big part of it -– is just how much the G-Unit mogul’s work ethic impressed him.

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Busta Rhymes Confronts Nizzle Man At French Montana’s Album Party: Watch

“Big up to 50 Cent for bringin’ us out there on his Final Lap tour,” Busta Rhymes remarked to Big Boy during a recent interview earlier this month. “Not only was that probably the most incredible tour that I’ve ever been on, and I’ve been on many. I’m saying that because every night, every arena was sold out. I’ve never been on a tour for five months. […] My last show was November 21. He’s still on that same tour. 50… that’s one thing. He don’t play with that work.”

Meanwhile, another beef that the lyrical legend faced recently was with Benzino, who called him out for his collaboration with his daughter, Coi Leray. “My thing first and foremost is Benzino has my number and he knows how to reach me,” he told Angela Yee during a recent interview. “You ain’t gotta address me about nothing on no social media ‘cause you got my phone number.” For more news and the latest updates on Busta Rhymes, stay up to date on HNHH.

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Kanye West Doesn’t Drop “Vultures”: Fans React

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February 9 has rolled around, and to very few fans’ surprise, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign did not drop Vultures as promised. Of course, they still held their album listening party at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, but after a couple of hours in the morning, there’s still no sign of the collab album. Moreover, this is one more loop around the cycle of promised release dates, snippets, song teases, listening parties, and eventual disappointment that a Ye rollout lives off of. As such, we’re back to not knowing anything about the project, and even less about the two volumes that are supposed to come out later in the year.

Furthermore, a lot of fans did have particular hope for the February 9 release date given some previous releases and movement. For example, Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign released the dual music video for “Talking / Once Again” earlier this week, which uplifted expectations that Vultures was soon to follow. That wasn’t the case, but maybe they just used these visuals to put even more pressure on the drop and build it up some more. It’s like they gave themselves more excuses to have to drop the album eventually, and not give up on it.

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Kanye West Fans React To Vultures Not Dropping

In addition, Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign also dropped a music video for the Havoc version of the project’s title track. It was the first taste we ever got of Vultures, and seeing them go back to it rather than make something new was an odd choice. Nevertheless, considering how this week ended up being another false flag, we’re sure many die-hards will be at least pleased with it. There are still a lot of listeners who would much rather not hear the album in light of his controversies, or who consider those to be the more important factor here. Check out more fan reactions below.

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Meanwhile, fans really enjoyed “Talking / Once Again,” so maybe that’s a sign Vultures, if it ever drops, will land on welcoming ears. But that’s a hard call to make when the Chicago artist’s entire career displays this difficulty with “dropping on time.” And if it’s all coldly calculated… it would be a low blow that would make us not want to listen to it at all. Regardless, for more news and the latest updates on Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign, come back to HNHH.

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Offset Previews Playboi Carti Collab At “Set It Off” Listening Party

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Offset recently hosted a listening party for his upcoming album, Set It Off. The LP is slated for release on October 13 of this year, and so far, it’s confirmed to feature Latto, Future, Chloe Bailey, and Cardi B. During the event, he previewed an additional collab from the new project, from fellow Georgia native Playboi Carti.

Only a short snippet of the track can be heard in a clip making its rounds online, but it’s still managed to capture fans’ attention. Based on chatter on social media, listeners can’t wait for the full release. The energetic and fun collab is sure to be a fan favorite.

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Offset Hosts Set It Off Listening Party

His collaboration with Playboi Carti isn’t the only thing Offset teased at the listening party. He also previewed another new track from the album, captioning the snippet “SAY MY GRACE” on Instagram. Some fans think he could be dropping another single ahead of the full album, but that’s unconfirmed. He already unveiled his song “Jealousy” with Cardi B back in July, and “FAN” at the beginning of this month. Both singles were accompanied by solid accompanying music as well, and fans look forward to more visuals.

After hosting the listening party over the weekend, attendees had some great things to say about the record online. Various people who got the chance to hear it say it’s some of his best work yet, with some even claiming it’s a contender for Album Of The Year. Offset’s been getting praise for the way the album rollout’s going so far, and hopefully, the album will live up to fans’ expectations. How do you think Offset’s new collab with Playboi Carti is sounding so far? Are you look forward to Set It Off? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates on Offset and Playboi Carti.

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Diddy Celebrates His New “Love” Album With Star-Studded Release Party

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Diddy dropped off his sixth studio album, The Love Album: Off the Grid, today. Fans have been eagerly-awaiting the new release, which is jam-packed with high-profile features. The album includes appearances from Busta Rhymes, Summer Walker, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber, and many more. It even boasts what’s said to be the last feature of The Weeknd’s career.

So far, listeners appear to be loving Diddy’s latest project. Social media users are making their feelings on the various features known on Twitter, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Some are even already calling it the Album of the Year. “He said it was the return of R&B on this and whewwwwww he delivered,” one Twitter user writes. “The last half of the album is incredible. No skips.” To celebrate, of course, Diddy recently hosted a star-studded bash in NYC.

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Diddy’s Album Release Party

 

It looks like everyone and their brother came out to hype Diddy’s latest release. Attendees included Keyshia Cole, Jadakiss, French Montana, and many more. Yung Miami, as expected, was also spotted at the event. According to reports, guests sipped on DeLeon until the early hours of the morning. Diddy even rented out the whole venue, Sei Less, so they could party until 4 a.m. Diddy and his guests also enjoyed some karaoke, singing along to The Notorious B.I.G., Keyshia Cole, and more.

“Music is my first love and music has given me a second chance at life, so stepping back into the studio to make this album has been a soulful experience that brought me closer to myself and my purpose,” Diddy says of the new album. ”This album wasn’t created to feed an algorithm or be relevant with the trends of the times, it was created to touch souls and freely express my story with the best artists, writers, and producers shaping the future of R&B.” Are you digging Diddy’s new album? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates on Diddy.

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